Some Information About The Alexander Technique

By Enid Hinton


Stress is very evident in the world today because of the very fast paced lifestyle that each and every human being has to live with. This stressful lifestyle is actually one of the factors that would contribute to people having more stress and having some physical problems because of it. Now one of the best ways that people were able to confront these stressors was through the alexander technique.

Now the creator of this very famous method is none other than Frederick Matthias Alexander who is an actor from Australia. He was a patient of chronic laryngitis which affected his acting and was something that the doctors could not cure at that time. By a sheer stroke of luck, he discovered that the cause of the problem was tension in his neck and body and he was able to create a method to let go of that tension.

Now the main belief of people who teach this method is that the muscles of the body tend to develop habitual movements. It is because of these movements that the muscles would tighten. Of course because of muscle tightening that one would feel pain.

Now if one would enroll in one of these classes, he will first be assessed by the teacher. The teacher has to first see the condition of his students in order to let them do some exercises. Of course the teachers would be advising their students to come in comfortable clothes so that they can be able to relax during their exercises.

Now one thing to remember is that this exercise is not strenuous at all and can be done by those who are not very physically fit. It is not like other stretching exercises wherein one would need to strain his muscles and do poses or other types of strenuous things. This is in fact a very relaxing type of workout wherein one is actually going slow and following the pace of his own body.

Now during the first few meetings of the class, one will usually be doing some exercises related to everyday movements like walking, running, or even sitting down. From there, the teachers will be checking how they do it to see if there are parts in the body that are tightening. From there, the teacher will be able to advise the students on what they should do about those tightened body parts.

Some of the benefits that one can gain from learning this technique would be first less body pains. If one is prone to such body pains such as backaches, sore necks, or any other type of muscle pain, then this method can actually do wonders for him as it would help lessen these pains. Another thing that this method does is lessen stress in the body which means that after doing some exercises, one will actually feel less stressed.

So for those who would often have body aches, this method is definitely very helpful. The great thing about it is that this method is getting very popular in America. It is in fact very popular in NYC because there are so many people with high levels of stress there.




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